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Are probiotics effective for treating Clostridium difficile disease and antibiotic-associated diarrhea?

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The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Guslandi, M. Are probiotics effective for treating Clostridium difficile disease and antibiotic-associated diarrhea?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 606–607 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0627

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